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  2. Murder in United States law - Wikipedia

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    In the United States, the law for murder varies by jurisdiction. In many US jurisdictions there is a hierarchy of acts, known collectively as homicide, of which first-degree murder and felony murder [1] are the most serious, followed by second-degree murder and, in a few states, third-degree murder, which in other states is divided into voluntary manslaughter, and involuntary manslaughter such ...

  3. Manslaughter (United States law) - Wikipedia

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    If the defendant's intent was to cause death, the charge would be murder. [18] New York defines manslaughter in the second degree as a death that occurs without intent to cause serious physical injury, but where reckless conduct by the defendant resulted in death. This corresponds to "involuntary manslaughter" in most other states. [19]

  4. List of punishments for murder in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Second Degree Murder Any term of years or life imprisonment without parole (There is no federal parole, U.S. sentencing guidelines offense level 38: 235–293 months with a clean record, 360 months–life with serious past offenses) Second Degree Murder by an inmate, even escaped, serving a life sentence Life imprisonment without parole

  5. Manslaughter - Wikipedia

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    If a death is deemed a culpable homicide, it generally falls under one of four categories (first-degree murder, second-degree murder, manslaughter, and infanticide). [34] Canadian law defines manslaughter as "a homicide committed without the intention to cause death, although there may have been an intention to cause harm".

  6. What the Murder and Manslaughter Charges Brought Against ...

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    Following the killing of George Floyd, the fired Minneapolis police officer is in custody, charged with third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter.

  7. Timeline: 3rd Degree murder charges against Derek Chauvin - AOL

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    : Derek Chauvin is charged by the Hennepin County Attorney with third-degree mruder and second-degree manslaughter in the May 25 death of George Floyd. June 3: Attorney General Keith Ellison's ...

  8. Murder - Wikipedia

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    The distinction between first- and second-degree murder exists, for example, in Canadian murder law and U.S. murder law. Some US states maintain the offense of capital murder. The most common division is between first- and second-degree murder. Generally, second-degree murder is common law murder, and first-degree is an aggravated form.

  9. Why the most serious charge in Luigi Mangione’s case is only ...

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    A charge of first-degree murder would raise the case’s already sky-high profile while also reducing the possibility defense lawyers could argue down the second-degree murder charge to an even ...